Movie Comparison: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) vs. Back to the Future (1985)

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  E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial
Back to the
Future
Domestic Title ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
Domestic Release Date Jun 11, 1982Jul 3, 1985
Production Budget $10,500,000$19,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,1011,419
Maximum Theaters 3,0101,815
Theatrical Engagements 63,34136,970
Domestic Opening Weekend $11,911,430$11,332,134
Domestic Box Office $439,454,989$215,136,452
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,453,084,096$628,527,781
International Box Office $357,852,418$173,250,370
Worldwide Box Office $797,307,407$388,386,822
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  3. Week Comparison
  E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial
Back to the
Future
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$14,950,134
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  E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial
Back to the
Future
Opening Weekend $11,911,430 /
$11,911,430
$11,332,134 /
$14,950,134
2nd Weekend $12,626,905 /
$34,810,211
$10,555,133 /
$32,580,763
3rd Weekend $13,383,704 /
$58,193,362
$10,320,610 /
$50,237,618
4th Weekend $17,254,946 /
$86,920,785
$9,489,297 /
$66,662,305
5th Weekend $12,415,037 /
$106,680,622
$8,687,291 /
$81,939,179
6th Weekend $12,826,160 /
$129,673,820
$8,241,309 /
$95,961,602
7th Weekend $11,089,490 /
$151,022,925
$7,332,083 /
$109,409,078
8th Weekend $10,359,961 /
$169,825,554
$6,754,583 /
$119,819,868
9th Weekend $9,438,813 /
$187,658,087
$9,049,668 /
$132,754,418
10th Weekend $8,366,895 /
$202,987,662
$5,214,465 /
$138,482,268
11th Weekend $7,620,888 /
$216,863,742
$4,134,287 /
$145,018,950
12th Weekend $6,585,487 /
$229,125,272
$3,924,150 /
$150,200,665
13th Weekend $7,696,572 /
$240,160,446
$4,109,134 /
$155,386,500
14th Weekend $4,587,879 /
$246,593,909
$3,382,658 /
$159,616,579
15th Weekend $4,199,333 /
$253,549,427
$3,288,038 /
$163,697,727
16th Weekend $4,081,665 /
$259,070,401
$2,881,120 /
$167,098,722
17th Weekend $4,024,048 /
$264,155,225
$2,244,311 /
$170,026,643
18th Weekend $4,297,749 /
$269,686,256
$2,402,312 /
$173,052,725
19th Weekend $3,316,525 /
$273,662,615
$2,260,878 /
$175,869,057
20th Weekend $3,249,536 /
$277,883,661
$1,947,661 /
$178,466,175
  E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial
Back to the
Future
Opening Week $22,183,306 /
$22,183,306
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2nd Week $22,626,352 /
$44,809,658
$18,407,630 /
$22,025,630
3rd Week $24,856,181 /
$69,665,839
$17,891,378 /
$39,917,008
4th Week $24,599,746 /
$94,265,585
$17,256,000 /
$57,173,008
5th Week $22,582,075 /
$116,847,660
$16,078,880 /
$73,251,888
6th Week $23,085,775 /
$139,933,435
$14,468,405 /
$87,720,293
7th Week $19,532,158 /
$159,465,593
$14,356,702 /
$102,076,995
8th Week $18,753,681 /
$178,219,274
$10,988,290 /
$113,065,285
9th Week $16,401,493 /
$194,620,767
$10,639,465 /
$123,704,750
10th Week $14,622,087 /
$209,242,854
$9,563,053 /
$133,267,803
11th Week $13,296,931 /
$222,539,785
$7,616,860 /
$140,884,663
12th Week $9,924,089 /
$232,463,874
$5,391,852 /
$146,276,515
13th Week $9,542,156 /
$242,006,030
$5,000,851 /
$151,277,366
14th Week $7,344,064 /
$249,350,094
$4,956,555 /
$156,233,921
15th Week $5,638,642 /
$254,988,736
$4,175,768 /
$160,409,689
16th Week $5,142,441 /
$260,131,177
$3,807,913 /
$164,217,602
17th Week $5,257,330 /
$265,388,507
$3,564,730 /
$167,782,332
18th Week $4,957,583 /
$270,346,090
$2,868,081 /
$170,650,413
19th Week $4,288,035 /
$274,634,125
$2,957,766 /
$173,608,179
20th Week $4,789,516 /
$279,423,641
$2,910,335 /
$176,518,514

Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.